Expansible awning



Aug. 28, 1951 s. P. CARD 2,565,545

EXPANSIBLE AWNING 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Sept. 16, 1946 JNVENTOR.

Samuel P Carol BY A TTORNEY g- 28, 1951 s. P. CARD 2,565,545

EXPANSIBLE AWNING Filed Sept. 16, 1946 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR.-Scmvue/ P. Cord A T TORNEY Aug. 28, 1951 s, CARD 2,565,545

EXPANSIBLE AWNING Filed Sept. 16, 1946 5 Sheets-Sheet 3 IN VEN TOR.

gamue/ P Cara fiwm jlT TORNE Y Patented Aug. 28, 1951 UNITED STATESPATENT OFFICE 12 Claims. 1

This invention has to do with an expansible and ventilated awning. Amongits chief features of advantage is its capacity for expansion andcontraction in three dimensions. Other advan tages are found in the factthat the framework of the awning may be increased or decreased in bothwidth and length, and that the covering material of the awning may beadjusted to afford protection over a space of any required size or shapeor contour, and that such covering material may be adjusted to positionsof greater or less distance from the frame or made to lie a fixeddistance from the frame.

The primary function of an awning is to protect any given area from theelements of sun and rain and inclemencies of the weather. The protectedarea may be that of the ground, a porch, deck or roof, a wall opening,such as a door or window, or an areaway. Such area will be cooler insummer if the awning be ventilated.

To provide such protection, and at the same time allow free movement ofair, it is desirable that awnings be ventilated; and the inclusion ofmeans for ventilation is a further advantage to my expansible awning.

In the past, it has been the usual practice to have awningscustom-built, to protect an area of given size and dimensions; and suchpractice was been quite expensive. It has not permitted large quantityproduction of standard sized awnings to protect given areas, becausesuch areas are of almost incalculable size and variety.

Heretofore, where attempts have been made for quantity production ofawnings of a standard size, such awnings were found usable, of course,only above areas of like or corresponding size. A few usual openings inthe walls of buildings could thus be protected; but building openingsare found in such a variety of sizes that a great amount of measuringand hand manufacturing of special and custom-made awnings continues tobe necessary.

My invention undertakes to properly protect areas and openings of everynormal kind and character usually tobe found in all manner of buildingsand structures, whether residential, commercial, industrial, or other.Through the use of my invention, a few standard ranges of sizes andmaterials to be assembled together will suffice to satisfy all suchdemands. This is so because each of my awnings has a considerable rangeas to the size of the surface it may protect; and one of my awnings maybe easily expanded or contracted, so that one and the same awning mayproperly and economically be made to protect spaces of several sizes,widths and lengths.

Whether contracted or expanded, my awnings present a balanced, uniformand symmetrical appearance, which is artistic and attractive. They havethe appearance of the most costly custommade awnings; and their fit intoa required position is even more exact than the custom-made jobs,because they can be adjusted to a perfect nicety.

The result of my invention has been that standardization of manufacturegreatly lessens the cost of building and erecting awnings. The mostperfect fitting job can be had for a relatively small price, and withgreat savings of labor and time. Not only is this true in themanufacture of awnings, but it is especially true in the hanging anderecting of the awnings.

Among the objects of my invention will be found the following:

(a) An awning capable of expansion and contraction to desired length andbreadth.

(b) An adjustably expansible awning of ventilated character, theventilation of which may be maintained in all of its various positionsof adjustment.

(0) An expansible frame for an awning which may be adjustably extendedfrom or brought nearer to a supporting member, so that the angle ofinclination of the awning may be changed at will and secured as desired.

((1) An awning frame which permits of adjustment so as to define an areaof greater or less extent from and before the wall on which it may behung.

(e) An awning frame so adjustable laterally as to increase or decreasethe extent of the space of the wall which may be protected by theawning.

(f) A telescopic awning frame capable of adjustment in three dimensions.

(g) Means to secure and hold an expansible awning in any position ofexpansion and at any angle of inclination from the wall or other memberwhich may support it.

(h) Awning covering material so capable of adjustable expansion over aframe that the plane of the covering material may be increased ordecreased in either direction.

(2') Expansible awning covering material provided by a series ofuniformly shaped members, so constructed that rain will run off of theawning without passing through it, and that air may pass freely throughthe awning at each and every stage of expansion or contraction of suchmaterial.

material and movably attached to such frame.

(m) A quantity manufactured awning of standardized parts and shapeswhich may be cheaply made, packaged in small compass, shippedknocked-down, assembled at the place of installation by unskilled labor,and adjust ably expanded to exactly fit the space to be covered.

The accompanying drawings present preferred forms of my awning, and ofexpansible frames, and of expansible covering materials, and of meansfor the attachment and adjustment of the several elements. of theawning. Various changes may be made in such forms and structures withoutdeparting from the spirit and objects of my invention.

In the drawings:

Fig. I is a perspective view of a typical adjustable awning, carryingtwo types of expansible covering material.

Fig. II is a perspective view of an adjustable awning frame capable ofextension in three? dimensions, and having a slideably adjustabletelescopic transverse brace.

Fig. III is an elevational view of means for slideably connectingtransverse braces to the main awning frame.

Fig. IV is a plan view taken along line ll Of Fig. III.

Fig. V shows a hinged joint between a member of the awning frame and amember of an adjustable awning leg.

Fig. VI is a perspective View of a section of an awning carrying threedifferent types of ex pansible covering material, two of which areattached to supporting clips adjustably carried on a lateral member ofthe frame.

Fig. VII is a side elevational view of a typical adjustable supportingclip.

Fig. VIII is a front elevational view of the clip shown in Fig. VII.

Fig. IX discloses self-supporting covering material attached toslideable adjustment clips.

Fig. X is. a side elevational view of the clip shown in Fig. IX.

Fig. XI is a front elevational view of the clip shown in Fig. X.

Fig. XII is a perspective view of a section of an awning, showing amodified form of covering material carried by the supporting andadjustment clip disclosed in Fig. VIII, and another form of coveringmaterial carried by the adjustment clip shown in Fig. In.

Fig; XIII shows the use of welding as a connector between adjustmentclips and awning covering material. I

Fig. XIV is a perspective view of an expansible awning frame providedwith a pair of slideably adjustable and telescopic horizontallytransverse braces, typical strips of covering material and means forhanging the frame.

In the drawings the several members of my device are indicated byletters and numerals; and like structures have like indicia. The'letterA indicates an expansible awning frame having one vertically transversebrace, useful in supporting horizontal covering slats. A somewhatsimilar frame, having plural horizontal transverse braces is indicatedas at B, such a frame being used with vertically placed strips.

When the term vertical is used herein to describe awning coveringmaterials, or members of the awning frame or braces, it is only meantthat they extend somewhat vertically,

as opposed to horizontally. They really extend from the wall in anangular relation.

The awning frame may be made to fall within a fiat plane, as indicatedin Figs. II and XIV.

However, the awning may be curved to present a rounded contour on itsupper surface. When this is desired, the telescopic members of theawning frame which extend between the right and left sides of the frameare simply made as complementary arcs. The curvature of the finishedawning is controlled by the extent to which the awning frame is arched.The awning covering material is always so expansibly adjustable as topermit the even and uniform covering of an awning frame, whether thelatter be flat or arched.

The structural members of an awning frame may be made box-like, orchannel-like. They may be made of angle irons. They may be tubular. Whatis important in their design and construction is that they telescope orslide over or into one another, thus allowing them to be extended orcontracted in their lengths.

It is of primary importance to understand that the awning frame is sodesigned, made and assembled that it may be increased or decreased inits width by the telescoping or the slideable adjustment of its top andbottom horizontally disposed members. Likewise, the awning may belengthened or shortened by the slideable adjustment Of the vertical orside members of the frame. Where transverse braces are used they aremade slideably adjustable in the same manner as are the outside membersof the frame parallel thereto.

. placed, transversely of the awning frame, at any desired position bythe use of. adjustable fastening devices, one type of which is shown inFigs. III and IV and further described hereinafter.

The location of transverse braces is frequently determined by the typeand length of awning covering material used. Although a determination ofthe location Of the transverse braces may also arise out ofconsiderations of the strength of the awning frame.

In a typical expansible awning frame of the fiat type, such as isindicated in Fig. II, I form the horizontal top side 2 of the frame byproviding two slideably related members 2a. and 2?). These members maybe made in any suitable shape, such as that shown in Figs. III and IV.In any event, these members making up part of the frame must beslideable or telescopic.

The horizontally disposed bottom 4 of the frame is composed of twoslideably related members 4a and 4b. The vertically disposed left side 3of the awning is formed by a pair of slideably related structuralmembers 3a and 3b; and the right side I of the frame is similarlyfashioned through the use of like members la and lb.

The frame is usually formed to have a normally square or rectangularshape. Peripheral structural members are connected at each corner of theframe, and made fast and rigid by the use of screws, bolts, rivets orwelding. Each of the slideable members forming the top, bottom and'twosides of the frame, respectively, are removably connected together bypins or bolts, such being indicated as at 20.

With this structure it is quite easy and simple to increase or decreasethe width of the frame by expanding or contracting it horizontally. Thelength of the frame may be altered, in the other direction, to suit allneeds, conditioned only by the length of the slideable members. Eachslideable member is made to carry a series of holes l9 through, whichbolts or pins 20 may be passed to fix and limit the degree of extensionand contraction of the frame.

The top of the frame 2 may be fastened to a wall, or other support; andit is well that such fastening be of a hinged type. A typical fasteneris shown as at 2.

The distance of the bottom member of the frame from the face of the wallwill then depend 1.-

upon the length of the legs l2 and 13. The former is composed of twoslideably related members 12a and [2b, fixed in their final extension bythe use of pins or bolts 2s. The latter is likewise formed of slideablyrelated members I 3a and I32). One end of the leg i2 is attached to thewall and the other end is hingedly attached to member i, through the useof bolt 28, as is shown in Fig. V. A similar arrangement holds member 3out from the wall. In this manner member 4 is held out from the wall therequired distance.

Thus it will be seen that a typical awning frame employing my design andconstruction may be extended in three directions. The possibilities foradjustments in size and area covered, and for the determination of theangle of inclination of the awning from the building, are numerousindeed. The result is a very flexibly adaptable awning.

The transverse braces of the frame are attached at their ends to theperipheral members of the frame in a manner that Will permit ofattachment at any place along the length or width of the frame. Toeffect such arrangement a short flat connector plate '22 is provided;and it carries two bolt holes, spaced as indicated in Figs. III and IV.Within the members joined by this plate there are provided washers 23,resting on returns of the structural members, of which the returns 20are typical. Such a washer has a bolt hole through it, and is providedwith shouders or deformities 23a which will prevent it from turningwithin the structural member carrying it.

With a washer resting on the top side of the returns of each of the twostructural members to be united, and a connector plate therebelow, the

assemblage thus formed is held together by bolts ried thereabove.

Connectors between transverse braces and the main frame, such asdisclosed in Figs. III and IV, may be used whether these braces aredisposed vertically across the frame in the manner indicated in Fig. II,or horizontally in the manner indicated in Fig. XIV. Therefore, it willbe seen that all transverse braces are themselves adjustable within anadjustable frame.

The covering material for the awning may be made in many shapes anddesigns. One such shape is the horizontal slat indicated by the numeral30. It is made as an elongated fiat sheet with the front edge curveddownwardly in a wide arc, and the back edge may be turned under for alittle distance on a short radius. Such a return, however, is notnecessary. Slat 30 is made to overlap like material at its ends; and anawning properly covered with this material will have the appearance ofthe upper part of the awning shown in Fig. I and Fig. XII.

It is obvious that the overlap of the ends of slat 30 can be varied tosuit any given condition; and that such material laid as shown in Fig. Ican be slideably adjusted to awnings of greater or less width. forwardedges of slats 30 above theface of like material to insure completeventilation of the awning, the supporting clips 21 may be used. Theseclips are slideable along the awning frame to adjust the coveringmaterial in keeping with the adjustments in the awning frame and toproperly fix the vertical overlap of members 30.

Another type of covering material is shown as at 3! It is a slat made offlat sheets overlapping at their ends and provided with a downwardlycurved front edge 3:0: carrying vents 32; and this front edge is furthercurved backwardly and upwardly to provide trough so that rain blowingthrough the vents will not fall through the awning, but will beconducted off" the sides of the awning. The back edge of slat 3| may befinished flat or slightly rolled to form a small rain shield.

When this type of covering is used it is held in place on the awningframe by the use of flat clips 28, which do not elevate the coveringmate rial. This clip is also slideable along the awning frame, overwhich it is snapped and kept by spring action in the clip. Also it maybe spread open with a tool and then clamped around the frame by the useof pliers, where Spring material is not used to make the clip. Material3! is capable of all desirable adjustments in two directions.

If desired, awning covering material 34, having vents 35 on its frontedge, may be supported by clip 21, giving double ventilation to theawning through the vents and by the fact that the front edge of thematerial is raised. (See Fig, VI.)

The covering material 3B, 3! and 3 and all other forms of coveringmaterial which lie and extend horizontally above the awning frame,including the non-ventilated form 36, are called slats and will use theA type frame shown in Fig. II, with one vertical transverse brace 5 tothe frame where two rows of such horizontal material will reach entirelyacross the frame (as in Fig. I). For larger awnings an extra transversebrace is used for each additional row of such coverage.

One of the most popular forms of covering material is indicated as at33. It is called strip material, and is laid on a type B frame, such asshown in Fig. XIV, provided with one or more horizontal transversebraces 38. Material 4.) can be made to extend from the top to the bottomof the awning in single strips ofsufficient length.

In order to slightly elevate the 7 Inithemaking up of large awnings thatspace can be. covered by two or more such strips overlapping at theirends.. When two strips are thus used their overlapped ends rest upon ahorizontal transverse brace.

In the use of two'or more stri'ps,,overla-pping at their ends, the:extent of such overlap can be regu lated, with the result that there isa greater flexibility to the awning in that it may be extended orshortenedto-cover a greater or less space from the buildingwall.

Covering strip 4i] is provided with longitudinal gutter H,,and may. haveanother parallel gutter k2, both; on. one. side of the strip. Thematerial is made to extend laterally from the inside of a gutter to formelevated surface 43, which is finishedon its free. edge with lip M, Thislip overhangs. one or'the other of these gutters, depending on-thedistance between centers at which this material is laid, and the extentof lateral overlap.

Itis obvious that strip 48 can be adjusted side- Wise so that lip M willoverhang either of the gutters, and that the totalamount. of adjustablerange is the width of both of the. gutters. The lowest. edge of. lip d4hangs. slightly below the topmost edge Ma of. gutter cl, so that inexpanding material. Ml. by sliding companion stripssidewise over. one.another, the lip will catch at the ex treme limit of. expansion, andprevent a. crack or opening in the awning through which rain and sunmaypass. In orderto insure full ventilation expansion should. not becarried to. the extreme limit- While I have indicated. several forms ofexpansible and collapsible awning covering material, it should beapparent that a great variety of other forms may be made which will fullcarry out the objectsand purposes of my invention.

It is to be borne in mind that such covering material is always to be.provided with an adjustable overlap, and at the same time allow forventilation. For instance, the upper edge 41a of gutter 40 never doestouch the under face of the flat surface it. It is purposely made shortof such reach. Air will always freely flow between these overlappedmembers to provide adequate venti= lation.

Any design of. vertically placed and overlapping covering material whichprovides a gutter on one side and a surface covering extension therefromon the other will serve the purpose required, provided that the surfacecovering extension is alwaysmade slightly higher than the topmost edgeof the gutter, and further provided that a lip, or other stop means beprovided to limit the lateral expansion of the material. Designs made inlreeping with these provisions are satisfactory.

When proper construction is employed it will be found that the bottom ofone of the gutters will rest upon adjustable clip 28; and it ma befastened thereto with rivets 31 or welding 39 or bolts or other means ofattachment;

Clips 28 are preferably made of spring-like terial, somewhat in themanner indicated in Fig. XI, so that they will frictionally' engage thetop member 2 and the bottom member i of a frame. such clips andattachment means may be used to slideably fasten material til on thetransverse braces 38 of a type 3" frame.

With such construction in mind it will be seen that covering material 46 may be widely expanded, as shown in Fig. Vi, or substantiallycontracted, as shown in Fig. XII.

An awning may be covered with expansible materialhorizontally placed orvertically placed,

8 or both, as indicated in Fig. I and in- Fig. XII. Both types ofcovering material provide full ventilation for the awning, deflect andconduct away rain, and provide full protection from the sun; and theyare both adjustably expansible.

Several different types of structural shapes may be used in fabricatingthe awning frame, its transverse braces and its legs. I- have shown abox-like design in several figures. See particularly Figs. VI and XII.The open groove 9 along the under face of this box-like beam; permitstheuse of simple means for fastening the beams together, and in a mannerwhich will permit of their disengagement and of their adjustment. Forinstance; in Figs. XII and XIII I have indicated the use of my specialuniversal connector, shown in Figs. III and IV, to join together theends of structural members I and 4.

The same type of connectors can be used if the structural membersforming the frame are made of tubes, fitted to telescope into oneanother. To use such a connector with a tubular structure it is onlynecessary to providea longitudinal slot in the tube to afford thefunction of groove 9.

Structural members may have still further shapes; and they may beprovided with longitudinal grooves; and the adjustable connectorsdisclosed in Figs. III and IV may still be used.

It is, therefore, optional in the manufacture of my awning frame toconnect its corners together with my connecting device thus indicated,or to bolt these corners together, or to rivet them, or to weld them.When my special connector is used, however, it permits the frame to beshipped in straight pieces, and in a small package. Whereas, if weldingof. the corners were done at the factory, the frame would be shipped outas L shaped members.

Having thus explained the construction-of my adjustable awning, and theobjects thereof, it will be seen that my awning may be made inv a fewstock sizes, each having a considerable range of expansion. Therefore,most all commercial and domestic awnings may be made and shipped fromthe factory to the place of their use,.and there quickly assembled,erected and attached; and this may be done without the need of any priorvisit to the premises requiring awnings, and without any previousmeasurements. being necessary.

Ihus my awning frames may be factory-made in small, medium and largesizes; and, because of the adjustable nature of these frames, aresidence may be quickly fitted with awnings by simply taking upon thepremises a suitable assortmerit of materials to be there assembled. Afew more stock sizes may be added for commercial buildings. Therefore,most all awning needs may be fully satisfied with a minimum of time,labor and cost.

In the manufacture of my awning, certain standard. slideable structuralmembers ofa few predetermined lengths may be made up in great quantitiesat a factory, and then so stored. and packaged thataminimum amount ofwarehouse room is required, and a minimum shipping space will suflicefor the transportationof a great number of awni-nigs.

On the other hand, if such awnings were fully andcompletely made up atthe factory, the storage and shipping space would be relativelyenormous, and costs would be correspondingly increased.-

The same is true of the awning covering materials. Any one of theseveral designs indicated, and of somewhat like designs, can be stacked,one above the other, in small compass. Factory room, storage facilitiesand trucking and shipping space are all thus drastically reduced, and ata great saving in money.

Because of technological advances made in the production of light weightmetal alloys, which are non-corrosive and which require no painting orsurface finishing, it is now possible, through the use of my invention,to standardize and cheaply produce awnings which are practicallyindestructible and which are very strong, notwithstanding their lightWeight. The designs which I have worked out for my covering materials,and the adjustable and expansible nature thereof, permits every one ofmy awnings to be exactly fitted to space requirements, and erected andput in place in a manner showing perfect symmetry and balance; and theyappear very artistic and attractive.

I claim:

1. In an awning, a frame having peripheral structural members whichdefine the area to be protected, each such member being made of aplurality of slideably related parts whereby the said area may bevaried; and covering material made of slidably overlapping non-expansivestrips affixed to the frame.

2. In an awning, a frame having peripheral l structural members whichdefine the area to be protected, each such member being made of aplurality of slideably related parts whereb the said area may be variedin two dimensions; and adjustably expansible covering material made ofslidably overlapping non-expansive strips affixed to the frame.

3. In an awning, a frame having peripheral structural members whichdefine the area to be protected, each such member being made of aplurality of slideably related parts whereby the said area may be variedin two dimensions; means for fixedly engaging the slideable parts atpredetermined degrees of extension; and adjustably expansible coveringmaterial made of slidably overlapping non-expansive strips affixed tothe frame.

4. In an awning, a frame having peripheral structural members whichdefine the area to be protected, each such member being made of aplurality of slidably related parts whereby the said area may be varied;fastening means carried by the uppermost member of the frame, andadapted to attach the frame to a substantially vertical support;adjustable legs attached to the lower most member of the frame andextending between such members and the said support, each leg be ingmade of a plurality of slideably related parts and being adjustablelengthwise to vary the angle of inclination of said. frame from saidsupport; and adjustably expansible covering material made of slidablyoverlapping non-expansive strips carried by the frame.

5. In an awning, a frame having peripheral structural members whichdefine the area to be protected, each such member bein made of apluralit of slideably related parts whereby the said area may be varied;means for attaching the uppermost member of the frame to a substantiallyvertical support; adjustable legs attached to the lowermost member oftheframe and extending between such members and said support, each legbeing made of a plurality of slideably related parts and beingadjustable lengthwise to vary the angle of inclination of said framefrom said sup port; means for holding the slideably related parts of thelegs at such adjusted positions of extension; and adjustably expansiblecovering material made of slidably overlappin non-expansive stripscarried by the frame.

6. In an awning, a frame having peripheral structural members whichdefine the area to be protected, each such member being made of aplurality of slideably related parts whereby the said area may bevaried; and adjustably expansible awnin material carried by the frame,such material comprising a series of longitudinally inclined strips, anda series of inclined laterally extending strips, the two series coveringthe frame, said strips each being provided with an elevated lateralextension along the length of .one of its sides, and having an upturnedgutter formed along the length of its opposite side, the extension ofone strip overhanging the gutter ofthe adjoining strip without touchingthe same, said strips being adjustable laterally to varying degrees ofoverlap.

7. In an awning, a frame having peripheral structural members whichdefine the area to be protected, each such member being made of aplurality of slideably related parts whereby the said area may bevaried; and adjustably expansible awning material carried by the frame,such material comprising a series of strips, inclined from the topmostto the lowermost members of the frame, said strips each being providedwith a lateral extension along the length of one of its sides, andhaving an upturned gutter formed along the length of its opposite side,the extension of one strip overhanging the gutter of the adjoining stripwithout touching the same, the said strips being adjustable laterally tovarying degrees-of overlap, and the said extension being provided with adownwardly hanging lip engageable against the outermost edge of theassociated gutter upon the lateral movement of the strips to the minimumextent of overlap.

8. In an awning, a frame having peripheral structural members whichdefine the area to be protected, each such member being made of aplurality of slideably related parts whereby the said area may bevaried; adjustably expansible awning material carried by the frame, suchmaterial comprising a series of strips, inclined from the topmost to thelowermost members of the frame, said strips each being provided with asubstantial elevated extension along the length of one of its sides, andhaving an upturned gutter formed along the length of its opposite side,the extension of one strip overhanging the gutter of an adjacent stripwithout touching the same, the said strips being adjustable laterally tovarying degrees of overlap; and clips slideablyattaching each strip tothe awning frame.

9. In an awning, a frame having peripheral structural members whichdefine the area to be protected, each such member being made of aplurality of slideably related parts whereby the said area may bevaried; and expansible frame covering material comprising substantiallyhorizontally disposed slats, each such slat adjustably overlapping anadjacent slat along one edge said material further comprisinglongitudinally inclined slats at substantially right angles to saidhorizontal slats and located at one side thereof, said inclined slatseach successively adjustably overlapping an adjacent slat along one edgeand one end of each inclined slat overlapping the adjacent horizontalslat; material-holdin means slideably engaging a member of the awningframe and fixedly engaging the adjacent slat, such means elevating theforward edge of each horizontal slat to a position spaced above the slatbelow it.

10. In an awning, a frame having peripheral structural members whichdefine the area to be protected, each such member being made of aplurality of slideably related parts whereby the said area may bevaried; andadiustably expansible awning covering material comprisingaseries of substantially horizontally disposed slats, each successivelyadjustably overlapping another, each said slat presenting asubstantially flat surface and having its forward edge curveddownwardly, the curved edge being provided with ventilating openings;and connecting means between the slats and the awning frame, such meanshaving slideable engagement with the frame and fixed engagement with theslat.

11. In an awning, a frame having peripheral structural members whichdefine the area to be protected, each such member being made of aplurality of slideably related parts whereby the said area may bevaried; adjustably expansible awning covering material comprising aseries of substantially horizontally disposed slats successivelyoverlapping one another, each said slat presenting a substantially fiatsurface having its forward edge curved downwardly, the curved edge beingprovided with ventilating openings and being further curved upwardlyunder the flat surface to form a horizontally disposed trough; andconnecting means between the slats and the wnin frame, such means havingslideable engagement with the frame and fixed engagement with th s at-12. In an awning, a frame having peripheral structural members whichdefine the area to be protected, each such member being made of aplurality of slideably related parts whereby the said area may bevaried; an extensible brace transversely mounted on and between twooppositely disposed peripheral members, each such member and the bracebeing provided with a longitudinal recess, said recesses falling in acommon plane; means for adjustably fastening the brace to the members,said means comprising a plate lying beneath a limited extent of tWoadjacent recesses, a bolt passing through the plate and one recess,another bolt passing through the plate and the other recess, and boltretaining means above both of said recesses; extensible legs hingedlyattached to the awning frame and engageable With a substantiallyvertical support; and expansibly adjustable slats covering the frame.

SAMUEL P. CARD.

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